De Graal Tripel

Brewed by De Graal
Style: Abbey Tripel
Brakel, Belgium

33cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, balanced, hazy, rocky head, good brew, the best of the De Graal- range

Bottle. Golden with a white head. Aromas are candy sugar, yeast and spices with apricot and mellow tropical fruit mix. Flavours are sweet biscuit and lemon with some smooth butter and caramel notes. Spicy with a warming finish. Very drinkable for the strength.

Bottle courtesy of the fine bartenders at Max’s on Broadway at the end of the 72 Hour Belgian Festival. Murky gold with tons of flecks of suspended particles. Fading strong white head leaves a pretty lacing. Big spice and candied orange in the nose along with yeast notes and sweet malts. Hints of cut wild flowers as well. Taste is honey, sweet malts, candied fruits, spices, and yeast notes. Very tasty! Body is smooth with dense but creamy carbonation. Some light warmth as well. Finishes with more grains, candied fruits, peppery spices, honey and yeast notes. Rather tasty tripel!

A hazy orange beer with a thick off-white head. The aroma is powerful, sweet, spicy, fruity (especially peaches) and alcoholic. The flavor is very sweet and very both fruity and spicy, the fruits are mostly peaches, while the spices are primarily cinnamon, coriander, and cloves. The alcohol makes the body thick, and prickles the tongue.

Darker gold in colour. High carb with a light white head. Big pepper ester aroma with some alcohol notes. Mild malts in the background too. Sweet cane sugar, mild caramel toffee. Fruity mid with a pepper finish. Suprisingly sticky feel. Not bad.

750 ml bottle from State Line. Pours turbid dull goldish with 2-finger white head. Aroma is spicy yeasty, hoppy, with spicy florals and candi sugary malts. Tastes dry, floral, spicy, with mid-palate fruit, malt, and spicy earthy cobwebby yeast. Rich, complex palate. Not bad at all.

Bronze colored beer normal light colored head. Hops and lemongrass in the aroma with a faint touch of cakes, cereals and dried stroo. Taste is lively and has a smooth body. It has hints of dry bread, cereals, fresh grass, green stone fruit, cake and a soft refreshing bitterness. A noce triple.

Wonderbier! Nadat ik het inschenk is het dood bier. Geen schuim. Nadat het gist een beetje bezonken is begint het weer te schuimen. Er komt geen schuimkraag maar het lijkt niet meer morsdood. Het bier proeft heel fruitig. Best een lekkere tripel.